Liberia has introduced a permit for gold and diamond dredging, lifting a ban on the mining method associated with pollution. Meanwhile, that is exactly the opposite of what has been done in Ghana, ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A surge in illegal mining that has reduced Ghana’s cocoa production, contaminated water supplies, and stoked food inflation looks set to be among the biggest challenges awaiting the ...

Gold prices surge, luring more men to illegal mines Industry contributes to economy but endangers miners Public anger over poisoned water, destroyed forests Gangs, powerful people profiting, say ...